Brooks proved they can win big last Monday (they won by 36) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged the Brewer Patriots out 44-42. The win was all the more spectacular given the Lions' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Patriots are ranked 41st).
Defeat or not, Brewer got some senior leadership from Cason Oden and Jackson Dunn. Oden dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 boards, while Dunn dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 rebounds set a new season-high mark for Dunn.
Lions
| 12/26/24 vs Brewer | 44-42 |
| 12/23/24 vs Rogers | 68-32 |
| 12/21/24 vs Franklin-Simpson | 44-37 |
The victory (which was Brooks' third in a row) raised their record to 9-7. As for Brewer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-3.
Brooks won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Russellville at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Brewer, they will venture away from home to take on Arab at 7:30 p.m. on January 2, 2025.
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